# peregrine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/ · frequency rank #36,276

## Definitions
1. Wandering, travelling, migratory.
2. Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
3. Lacking essential debility.
4. Extrinsic or from without; exotic.
5. With "tone" Referring to the tonus peregrinus or 'wandering tone' in ecclesiastical chant and mode theory.

## Etymology
From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.

## Common misspellings (13)
`epregrine`, `peergrine`, `pereggrine`, `peregirne`, `peregrien`, `peregrinne`, `peregrnie`, `peregrrine`, `perergine`, `pergerine`, `perregrine`, `pperegrine`, `preegrine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peregrine